After Detroit filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history last week, several U.S. Senate Republicans sponsored measures that would block the federal government from bailing out the city or any other local government in a similar situation. Some critics said the measures would prevent Detroit from taking advantage of assistance routinely made available to cities. Others said public employees and retirees in Detroit could be devastated without help from Washington. But sponsors said Detroit shouldn’t be rescued from the problems its elected leaders created, and federal aid could prevent essential reforms. What do you think? Is it unjust for Congress to turn down Detroit only a few years after banks, insurance companies and the auto industry got federal bailouts? Or would other cities line up for federal dollars if Detroit got some? Talk about it!